Pulverized coal carriability improver

ABSTRACT

The use of pulverized coal as the fuel to be injected into metallurgical or combustion furnace becomes possible enabled by improving the transportability thereof. Further, a pulverized coal is provided, which is inhibiting from bridging or channeling in a hopper, or piping choking. A water-soluble inorganic salt having a polar group is made to adhere to pulverized coal which is prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above and which is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace, The inorganic salt is selected from among BaCl 2 , CaCl 2 , Ca(NO 2 ) 2 , Ca(NO 3 ) 2 , Ca(ClO) 2 , K 2  CO 3 , KCl, MgCl 2 , MgSO 4 , NH 4  BF 4 , NH 4  Cl, (NH 4 ) 2  SO 4 , Na 2  CO 3 , NaCl, NaClO 3 , NaNO 2 , NaNO 3 , NaOH, Na 2  S 2  O 3 , Na 2  S 2  O 5 , HNO 3 , H 2  SO 4 , H 2  CO 3 , and HCl.

This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of prior PCT International Application No. PCT/JP97/00668 which has an International filing date of Mar. 5, 1997 which designated the United States of America, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

1. Industrial Field of Application

The present invention relates to a transportability improver for pulverized coal which can improve the transportability of pulverized coal to enable the stable injection of pulverized coal into a metallurgical or combustion furnace at an enhanced feed rate, and a process for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace by the use of the improver.

2. Prior Art

In the operation of a metallurgical furnace such as a blast furnace, it has been a general practice to charge coke and iron ore into the furnace from the top alternately. However, another operation process has recently been employed frequently, wherein pulverized coal which is inexpensive and excellent in combustibility and exhibits a high calorific value is injected into a blast furnace through an injection port together with hot air to substitute for part of the coke to be charged from the top. This process permits a decrease in the fuel cost, thus being superior to the all-coke operation in this respect.

Further, coal has been reconsidered also as a fuel for combustion furnaces (such as a boiler) substituting for fuel oil. In a combustion furnace, coal is used in the form of CWM (coal/water mixture), COM (coal/oil mixture), pulverized coal or the like. In particular, pulverized coal firing furnaces attract considerable attention, because they can dispense with the use of other media such as water or oil. However, such furnaces as well as blast furnaces have problems resulting from the use of pulverized coal.

Pulverized coal injection is conducted through the steps of preparation of pulverized coal from raw coal by dry pulverization, classification of the obtained pulverized coal, storage of the resulting pulverized coal in a hopper and discharge thereof from the hopper, pneumatic transportation thereof through piping, injection thereof into a metallurgical or combustion furnace through an injection port, and combustion thereof in the furnace, among which the discharge of pulverized coal from a hopper and the pneumatic transportation thereof through piping are accompanied with the problems which will now be described.

That is, the fluidity and other basic physical properties of pulverized coal have significant influence on the discharge and transportation characteristics thereof, while the physical properties vary depending on the kind, particle size and water content thereof. Accordingly, it is difficult to continue the stable injection of pulverized coal having basic physical properties of pulverized coal deviating from the optimum ranges for a long period, because such pulverized coal causes bridging or channelling in a hopper or piping choking in pneumatic transportation.

In order to solve these problems, there have been made attempts to improve the transportability of pulverized coal and various methods therefor have been proposed. Examples of such methods include a method of adding 5 to 20% of char to pulverized coal (JP-A 4-268004), methods of controlling the inert content of coal (the total content of micrinite, 1/3 semifusinite, fusinite and minerals as stipulated in JIS M8816-1979) prior to pulverization (JP-A 5-9518, JP-A 5-25516 and JP-A 5-222415), a method of enhancing the fluidity index of pulverized coal to at least the nominal value of the blast furnace to be used by limiting the kind of the coal (JP-A 4-224610), a method of controlling the coefficient of friction between pulverized coal and piping (JP-A 5-214417), a method of regulating the water content of pulverized coal to a proper level (JP-A 5-78675) and soon. Further, a method of improving the efficiency of pulverization of coal by making a dispersant adhere to the coal has also been proposed in JP-A 63-224744, but this patent document is silent on the transportability of pulverized coal.

However, the above methods have problems that the kind of coal usable for pulverized coal injection is restricted, that the bridging or channelling in a hopper or piping choking cannot be inhibited satisfactorily, that the control device or equipment is costly, and so on. Thus, no practically satisfactory method has been provided as yet.

Meanwhile, the quantity of pulverized coal injected through an injection port in the current operation of a blast furnace is about 50 to 250 kg/t of pig iron. From the standpoint of cost, it is desirable that the quantity thereof is further increased. However, the above methods cannot always attain satisfactory transportability of pulverized coal, thus failing in sharply enhancing the quantity of pulverized coal injected.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Under these circumstances, the present invention aims at solving the problems of the methods according to the prior art, i.e., at improving the transportability of pulverized coal without any restriction on the kind of coal to inhibit piping choking and bridging in a hopper, thus permitting the stable injection of pulverized coal at an enhanced feed rate.

The inventors of the present invention have made intensive studies for the purpose of attaining the above aim and have found that the transportability of pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above can be improved remarkably by making a water-soluble inorganic salt adhere thereto. The present invention has been accomplished on the basis of this finding.

Namely, the present invention provides a transportability improver for pulverized coal, characterized by comprising of a water-soluble inorganic salt and by being applied to pulverized coal which is prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above and is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace, and an improved pulverized coal comprising such a transportability improver and the pulverized coal. Further, the present invention also provides a method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace, characterized by injecting such a transportability improver and the pulverized coal into the furnace.

In other words, the present invention relates to a method for improving the transportability of pulverized coal characterized in that a water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above as the transportability improver and that the pulverized coal thus treated with the improver is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace.

Further, the present invention relates to a transportability improver for pulverized coal, characterized by comprising a water-soluble inorganic salt, by being applied to pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above, and by satisfying the requirement that the pulverized coal treated with the improver must be in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace, and an improved pulverized coal characterized by being prepared by making a water-soluble inorganic salt adhere to the surface of pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above and by being in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace.

Additionally, the present invention relates to a method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace, characterized by injecting an improved pulverized coal prepared by making a water-soluble inorganic salt adhere to the surface of pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above into a metallurgical or combustion furnace through the injection port under the condition that the improved pulverized coal is in a dry state at the injection port.

Furthermore, the present invention also Includes use of a water-soluble inorganic salt in transporting dry pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above, and a method for transporting pulverized coal, characterized in that a water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above as the transportability improver and that the pulverized coal thus treated with the improver is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace.

It is preferable that when the inorganic salt is applied to the pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight (based on the coal on dry basis), the quantity of triboelectrification of the pulverized coal be decreased either by at least (the average HGI of the raw coal)×0.007 μC/g or to 2.8 μC/g or below.

It is desirable that the addition of the inorganic salt is conducted before and/or during the pulverization of the raw coal.

It is also desirable that the pulverized coal is one prepared by pulverizing the raw coal at a water concentration in coal ranging from 0.5 to 30% by weight, more desirably 1.0 to 30% by weight.

It is desirable that the pulverized coal contains coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter in an amount of 10% by weight or above, or more desirably 40% by weight or above.

It is desirable that the amount of the inorganic salt adhering to the pulverized coal is 0.01 to 10% by weight, more desirably 0.05 to 5% by weight based on the coal by dry basis.

It is desirable that the decrease in the quantity of triboelectrification of the pulverized coal is equal to (the average HGI of the raw coal)ty×0.007 μC/g or above.

It is preferable that the improved pulverized coal bear 0.01 to 10% by weight (based on the coal by dry basis) of the inorganic salt adhering thereto and exhibit a quantity of triboelectrification of 2.8 μC/g or below.

It is desirable that the inorganic salt is one exhibiting a solubility of 0.1 or above, more desirably 1 or above, most desirably 10 or above at 25° C.

The term "water-soluble inorganic salt" used in this description refers to an inorganic salt exhibiting a solubility (i.e., the mass (g) of the inorganic salt contained in 100 g of the saturated solution thereof) of 0.1 or above at 25° C., preferably one exhibiting a solubility of 1 or above at 25° C., still preferably one exhibiting a solubility of 10 or above at 25° C. The use of an inorganic salt exhibiting a solubility of less than 0.1 is undesirable, because the effect is not commensurate with the amount thereof used.

The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace by the use of the transportability improver according to the present invention is characterized by applying 0.01 to 10% by weight of the transportability improver to the pulverized coal to thereby lower the quantity of triboelectrification of the pulverized coal and injecting the resulting pulverized coal into the furnace through the injection port, with the addition of the improver in an amount of 0.05 to 5% by weight being preferable from the standpoint of transportability-improving effect. It is desirable from the standpoint of transportability-improving effect that the amount of the improver to be added is 0.01% by weight or above based on the pulverized coal. The addition of the improver in an amount exceeding 10% by weight fail in attaining the effect commensurate with the amount, being uneconomical.

The pulverized coal according to the present invention is one which is prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above and is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace. The term "dry state" used in this description refers to a state wherein the water content is 0.1 to 10% by weight as determined by the air-drying weight loss method stipulated in JIS M8812-1984. Pulverized coal containing too much water is unusable as the fuel to be injected into a metallurgical or combustion furnace.

Although pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above is poor in transportability, smooth transportation of such pulverized coal can be attained by using the transportability improver according to the present invention. Further, the present invention is effective even for pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 50 or above which has been believed to be difficult of conventional pneumatic transportation.

That is, the present invention provides a method for improving the transportability of pulverized coal, characterized in that a water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above as the transportability improver and that the pulverized coal thus treated with the salt is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace.

Further, the present invention also provides use of a water-soluble inorganic salt in transporting dry pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above.

The term "HGI" used in this description is an abbreviation of "Hardgrove Grinding Index (grindability index)" and refers to an index of grinding resistance of coal as defined in ASTM D409.

Additionally, the inventors of the present invention have elucidated that the above problems of pulverized coal are resulting from electrification among fine coal particles, and have found that the above problems can be solved by lowering the quantity of triboelectrification of pulverized coal and that the fluidity index and pipelining characteristics of pulverized coal significantly depend on the quantity of triboeletrification among fine coal particles.

Precisely, pulverized coal poor in transportability comprises fine coal particles having diameters nearly equivalent to the mean particle diameter of the pulverized coal and finer coal particles adhering to the fine coal particles, while pulverized coal excellent in transportability little contains such finer coal particles. When such finer coal particles adhere to fine coal particles strongly, the resulting pulverized coal will be poor in fluidity, for the following reasons:

1 the resulting pulverized coal has a distorted apparent shape, and

2 the finer coal particles adhering to one fine coal particle adhere also to another fine coal particle strongly to act like a binder.

The quantity of triboelectrification between fine coal particles 38 μm or above in size and those 38 μm or below in size was determined by the blow-off method (generally used in determining the quantity of triboelectrificaition between different kinds of substances having particle size distributions different from each other, for example, between toner and carrier) to thereby ascertain that the force between the finer coal particles and the fine coal particles is due to Coulomb attractive force. Further, it has been found that when the decrease in the quantity of triboelectrification of pulverized coal is equal to [the average HGI of raw coal]×0.007 μC/g or above, the transportability of the pulverized coal is improved. Furthermore, the transportability of pulverized coal which has a quantity of triboelectrification exceeding 2.8 μC/g and is very poor in transportability can be improved by adding the transportability improver to the pulverized coal to thereby lower the quantity of triboelectrification to 2.8 μC/g or below. The term "quantity of triboelectrificaiton" used in this description refers to a value determined by the method which will be described in Example in detail.

In the present invention, fluidity index and pressure drop in pipelining which will be described in Example in detail were used as indications of the transportability of pulverized coal. The fluidity index permits the simulation of the discharge characteristics from a hopper or the like, while the pressure drop permits that of the flow characteristics in pneumatic transportation piping. In order to attain an improvement in the transportability, it is necessary that the fluidity index is enhanced by 3 points or more and the pressure drop is reduced by 3 mmH₂ O/m or more. With respect to pulverized coal so poor in transportability as to cause choking in actual equipment, it is preferable that the fluidity index be enhanced to 40 or above and the pressure drop be lowered to 16 mmH₂ O/m or below.

Further, the inventors of the present invention have made additional studies and have found that water-soluble inorganic salts are useful as compounds which lower the quantity of triboelectrification of pulverized coal to improve the transportability of the coal.

The water-soluble inorganic salts to be used in the present invention include those represented by the general formula: MaXb.cH₂ O.

In the above general formula, M is selected from among Ag, Al, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, H, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, NH₄, Ni, Pb, Sn, Sr, and Zn.

Further, X is selected from among Al(SO₄)₂, AlF₆, B₁₀ O₁₆, B₂ O₅, B₃ F₉, B₄ O₇, B₄ O₇, B₆ O₁₀, BeF₄, BF₄, BO₂, BO₃, Br, BrO, BrO₃, Cd(SO₃), CdBr₆, CdCl₃, CdCl₆, CdI₃, CdI₄, Cl, ClO, ClO₂, ClO₃, ClO₄, CN, Co(CN)₆, Co(SO₄)₂, CO₃, Cr₂ O₇, Cr₃ O₁₀, Cr₄ O₁₃, CrO₄, Cu(SO₄), Cu(SO₄)₂, CuCl₄, F, Fe(CN)₆, Fe(SO₄)₂, H₂ P₂ O₅, H₂ P₂ O₆, H₂ P₂ O₇, H₂ PO₂, H₂ PO₃, H₂ PO₄, H₃ P₂ O₆, H₅ (P₂ O₆)₂, H₅ P₂ O₈, HCO₃, HF₂, HN₂ O, HP₂ O₆, HPO₃, HPO₄, HS₂ O₅, HSO₃, HSO₄, I, IO, IO₃, MgCl₆, MnO₄, Mo₃ O₁₀, MoO₄, N₂ O₂, NCS, NH₄ SO₄, Ni(SO₄)₂, NO₂, NO₃, OH, P₂ O₆, P₂ O₇, Pb(SO₄)₂, PH₂ O₂, PO₂, PO₃, PO₄, S, S₂ O₃, S₂ O₄, S₂ O₆, S₂ O₇, S₂ O₈, S₃ O₆, S₄ O₆, S₅ O₆, S₆ O₆, SH, Si₂ O₅, Si₃ O₇, SiF₆, SiO₃, SiO₄, Sn(OH)₃, Sn(OH)₆, SnCl₄, SnCl₆, SO₃, SO₃ NH₂, and SO₄, and a and b are each an integer depending on the valencies of M and X. These salts may take the form of hydrates represented by the above general formula wherein c is an integer of 1 or above.

Specific examples of the water-soluble inorganic salt to be used in the present invention include the following:

(1)

AgClO₃, AgClO₄, AgF, AgNO₃, AgBrO₃, AgNO₂, Ag₂ SO₄

(2)

Al(NO₃)₃, Al₂ (SO₄)₃, Al(ClO₄)₃, AlF₃

(3)

BaBr₂, BaCl₂, Ba(ClO₃)₂, Ba(ClO₄)₂, BaI₂, Ba(NO₂)₂, Ba(SH)₂, BaS₂ O₆, Ba(SO₃ NH₂)₂, BaS₂ O₈, Ba(BrO₃)₂, BaF₂, Ba(NO₃)₂, Ba(OH)₂, BaS₂ O₃

(4)

BeCl₂, Be(ClO₄)₂, Be(NO₃)₂, BeSO₄, BeF₂

(5)

CaBr₂, CaCl₂, Ca(ClO₃)₂, Ca(ClO₄)₂, CaCr₂ O₇, Ca₂ Fe(CN)₆, CaI₂, Ca(NO₂)₂, Ca(NO₃)₂, CaS₂ O₃, Ca(SO₃ NH₂)₂, Ca(ClO)₂, CaSiF₆, Ca(OH)₂, CaSO₄, CaB₆ O₁₁, CaCrO₄, Ca(IO₃)₂

(6)

CdBr₂, CdCl₂, Cd(ClO₃)₂, Cd(ClO₄)₂, CdI₂, Cd, (NO₃)₂, CdSO₄, CdMgCl₆

(7)

CoBr₂, CoCl₂, Co(ClO₃)₂, Co(ClO₄)₂, COI₂, Co(NO₃)₂, CoSO₄, Co(IO₃)₂, Co(NO₂)₂

(8)

Cr(ClO₄)₂, Cr(NO₃)₃, CrCl₃, CrSO₄

(9)

CsCl, CsI, CsNO₃, Cs₂ SO₄, CsAl(SO₄)₂, CsClO₃, CsClO₄

(10)

CuBr, CrCl₂, Cu(ClO₃)₂, Cu(NO₃)₂, CuSO₄, CuSiF₆, Cu(ClO₄)₂, CUS₂ O₆, Cu(SO₃ NH₂)₂

(11)

FeBr₂, FeCl₂, FeCl₂, Fe(ClO₄)₂, Fe(ClO₄)₃, Fe(NO₃)₂, Fe(NO₃)₃, FeSO₄, FeSiF₆, FeF₃

(12)

Hg(ClO₄)₂, Hg₂ (ClO₄)₂

HgBr₂, Hg(CN)₂, HgCl₂

(13)

K₂ BeF₄, KBr, K₂ CO₃, K₂ Cd(SO₃)₂, KCl, K₂ CrO₄, KF, K₃ Fe(CN)₆, K₄ Fe(CN)₆, K₂ Fe(SO₄)₂, KHCO₃, KHF₂, KH₂ PO₄, KHSO₄, KI, K₂ MoO₄, KNO₂, KNO₃, KOH, K₃ PO₄, K₄ P₂ O₇, K₂ SO₃, K₂ S₂ O₃, K₂ S₂ O₅, K₂ S₂ O₈, KSO₃ NH₂, KCN, KPH₂ O₂, KHPHO₃, KH₃ P₂ O₆, KH₅ P₂ O₈, K₂ H₂ P₂ O₆, K₃ HP₂ O₆, K₃ H₅ (P₂ O₆)₂, K₂ S₃ O₆, K₂ S₄ O₆, K₂ S₅ O₆, K₂ SnCl₄, K₄ SnCl₆, K₂ Sn(OH)₃ K₃ AlF₆, KAl(SO₄)₂, KBF₄, KBrO₃, KClO₃, KClO₄, K₂ Co(SO₄)₂, K₂ Cr₂ O₇, K₂ CU(SO₄)₂, KIO₃, KIO₄, KMnO₄, K₂ SO₄, K₂ S₂ O₆, KBO₃, K₂ O₄ B₇, K₂ B₁₀ O₁₆

(14)

LiBr, LiCl, LiClO₃, LiClO₄, LiI, LiOH, LiSO₄, LiClO₃, Li₂ CrO₄, Li₂ Cr₂ O₇, LiH₂ PO₄, LiMnO₄, LiMoO₄, LiNH₄ SO₄, LiNO₂, Li₂ CO₃, LiF, LiHPO₃, LiIO₃, LiNO₂, LiNO₃, LiNCS, LiBO₂, Li₂ B₂ O₅, Li₂ B₄ O₇, LiB₁₀ O₁₆, Li₄ P₂ O₆

(15)

MgBr₂, Mg(BrO₃)₂, MgCl₂, Mg(ClO₃)₂, Mg(ClO₄)₂, MgCrO₄, MgCr₂ O₇, MgI₂, Mg(NO₂)₂, Mg(NO₃)₂, MgSO₄, MgS₂ O₃, MgMoO₄, MgS₂ O₆, Mg(SO₃ NH₂)₂, MgSiF₆, MgCO₃, Mg(IO₃)₂, Mg(IO₃)₂, MgSO₃

(16)

MnBr₂, MnCl₂, Mn(NO₃)₂, MnSO₄, Mn(ClO₄)₂ MnF₂, Mn(IO₃)₂

(17)

NH₄ BF₄, NH₄ Br, NH₄ Cl, NH₄ ClO₄, (NH₄)₂ Co(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ CrO₄, (NH₄)₂ Cr₂ O₇, (NH₄)₂ Cu(SO₄)₂, NH₄ F, (NH₄)₂ Fe(SO₄)₂, NH₄ HCO₃, NH₄ HF₂, NH₄ H₂ PO₄, (NH₄)₂ HPO₄, NH₄ I, NH₄ NO₂, NH₄ NO₃, (NH₄)₂ Pb(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ SO₃, (NH₄)₂ SO₄, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₅, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₆, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₈, NH₄ SO₃ NH₂, (NH₄)₂ SiF₆, (NH₄)₂ SnCl₄, NH₄ B₃ F₉, (NH₄)₂ CO₃, NH₄ CdCl₃, (NH₄)₄ CdBr₆, (NH₄)₄ CdCl₆, NH₄ CdI₃, (NH₄)₂ CdI₄, (NH₄)₂ CuCl₄, (NH₄)₄ Fe(CN)₆, (NH₄)₂ Fe₂ (SO₄)₂, NH₄ PH₂ O₂, (NH₄)₂ H₂ P₂ O₇, (NH₄)₃ HP₂ O₇, (NH₄)₃ PO₄, (NH₄)S₃ O₆, (NH₄)₂ S₄ O₆, NH₄ SnCl₃, (NH₄)₄ SnCl₆, NH₄ OH, NH₄ Al(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ B₄ O₇, NH₄ Cr(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ Ni(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₃ AlF₆, (NH₄)₂ B₁₀ O₁₆, (NH₄)₂ BeF₄, NH₄ IO₃, NH₄ IO₄, NH₄ MnO₄

(18)

NaAl(SO₄)₂, NaBO₂, NaBr, NaBrO₃, NaCN, Na₂ CO₃, NaCl, NaClO, NaClO₂, NaClO₃, NaClO₄, Na₂ CrO₄, Na₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, Na₄ CrO₅, Na₄ Fe(CN)₆, NaH₂ PO₄, NaI, NaMnO₄, Na₂ MoO₄, NaNO₂, NaNO₃, NaOH, Na₂ PHO₃, Na₂ SO₃, Na₂ S₂ O₃, NaS₂ O₅, NaSO₃ NH₂, Na₂ Sn(OH)₆, Na₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, NaHPHO₃, NaHSO₄, NaPH₂ O₂, Na₂ S₂ O₄, Na₂ S₃ O₆, Na₂ S₄ O₆, Na₂ S₅ O₆, Na₂ SiF₆, Na₂ SO₄, Na₂ B₄ O₇, Na₂ B₁₀ O₁₆, NaF, NaHCO₃, Na₂ HPO₄, Na₂ H₂ P₂ O₆, Na₂ H₂ P₂ O₇, Na₃ HP₂ O₆, Na₃ HP₂ O₇, NaIO₃, NaIO₄, Na₂ Mo₃ O₁₀, Na₃ PO₄, Na₄ P₂ O₆, Na₃ PO₄, NaP₂ O₇, Na₄ P₂ O₇, Na₅ P₃ O₁₀, Na₂ SO₄, Na₂ S₂ O₆, Na₂ SiF₆

(19)

NiBr₂, NiCl₂, Ni(ClO₃)₂, Ni(ClO₄)₂, NiI₂, Ni(NO₃)₂, NiSO₄, NiF₂, Ni(IO₃)₂

(20)

Pb(No₃)₂, PbSiF₆, Pb(ClO₃)₂, Pb(ClO₄)₂, Pb₃ [Co(CN₆)]₂, PbBr₂, PbCl₂, Pb(ClO₂)₂, Pb(SO₃ NH₂)₂

(21)

SnSO₄, SnCl₂, SnCl₄

(22)

SrBr₂, Sr(BrO₃)₂, SrCl₂, Sr(ClO₃)₂, Sr(ClO₄)₂, SrCrO₄, SrI₂, Sr(NO₂)₂, Sr(NO₃)₂, SrS₂ O₃, Sr(ClO₂)₂, SrS₂ O₆, SrS₄ O₆, Sr(IO₃)₂, Sr(OH)₂, Sr(MnO₄)₂, SrSiF₆

(23)

ZnBr₂, ZnCl₂, Zn(ClO₃)₂, Zn(ClO₄)₂, ZnI₂, Zn(NO₃)₂, ZnSO₄, ZnSiF₆, Zn(SO₃ NH₂)₂, Zn(ClO₂)₂, ZnF₂, Zn(IO₃)₂, ZnSO₃

(24)

HNO₃, HNO₂, H₂ N₂ O₂, H₂ CrO₄, H₂ Cr₂ O₇, H₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, H₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, H₂ SO₄, H₂ SO₇, H₂ S₂ O₈, H₂ SO₅, H₂ S₂ O₃, H₂ S₂ O₂, H₃ S₃ O₆, H₃ S₄ O₆, H₃ S₅ O₆, H₃ S₆ O₆, H₂ S₂ O₆, H₂ SO₃, H₂ S₂ O₅, H₂ S₂ O₄, H₂ SO₂, HClO, HClO₂, HClO₃, HClO₄, HBrO, HBrO₃, HIO, HIO₃, H₅ IO₆, H₂ CO₃, H₃ PO₄, H₄ P₂ O₆, H₃ PO₃, H₃ PO₂, H₄ P₂ O₇, H₂ P₂ O₆, H₄ P₄ O₁₂, H₄ P₂ O₅, H₄ P₂ O₈, HF, HCl, HBr, HI, H₂ CrO₄, H₂ Cr₂ O₇, H₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, H₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, H₂ B₂ O₅, H₂ B₄ O₇, H₂ B₆ O₁₀, HBO₂, HBO₃, HBrO, HBrO₃, HCN.

Among these salts, the following are excellent in transportability-improving effect:

AgClO₃, AgClO₄, AgF, AgNO₃, Al(NO₃)₃, Al₂ (SO₄)₃, Al(ClO₄)₃, BaBr₂, BaCl₂, Ba(ClO₃)₂, Ba(ClO₄)₂, BaI₂, Ba(NO₂)₂, Ba(SH)₂, BaS₂ O₆, Ba(SO₃ NH₂)₂, BaS₂ O₈, BeCl₂, Be(ClO₄)₂, Be(NO₃)₂, BeSO₄, BeF₂, CaBr₂, CaCl₂, Ca(ClO₃)₂, Ca(ClO₄)₂, CaCr₂ O₇, Ca₂ Fe(CN)₆, CaI₂, Ca(NO₂)₂, Ca(NO₃)₂, CaS₂ O₃, Ca(SO₃ NH₂)₂, Ca(ClO)₂, CaSiF₆, CdBr₂, CdCl₂, Cd(ClO₃)₂, Cd(ClO₄)₂, CdI₂, Cd(NO₃)₂, CdSO₄, CdMgCl₆, CoBr₂, COCl₂, Co(ClO₃)₂, Co(ClO₄)₂, CoI₂, Co(NO₃)₂, CoSO₄, Cr(ClO₄)₂, Cr(NO₃)₃, CrCl₃, CsCl, CsI, CsNO₃, Cs₂ SO₄, CuBr₂, CrCl₂, Cu(ClO₃)₂, Cu(NO₃)₂, CuSO₄, CuSiF₆, Cu(ClO₄)₂, CuS₂ O₆, Cu(SO₃ NH₂)₂, FeBr₂, FeCl₂, FeCl₃, Fe(ClO₄)₂, Fe(ClO₄)₃, Fe(NO₃)₂, Fe(NO₃)₃, FeSO₄, FeSiF₆, Hg(ClO₄)₂, Hg₂ (ClO₄)₂, K₂ BeF₄, KBr, K₂ CO₃, K₂ Cd(SO₃)₂, KCl, K₂ CrO₄, KF, K₃ Fe(CN)₆, K₄ Fe(CN)₆, K₂ Fe(SO₄)₂, KHCO₃, KHF₂, KH₂ PO₄, KHSO₄, KI, K₂ MoO₄, KNO₂, KNO₃, KOH, K₃ PO₄, K₄ P₂ O₇, K₂ SO₃, K₂ S₂ O₃, K₂ S₂ O₅, K₂ S₂ O₈, KSO₃ NH₂, KCN, KPH₂ O₂, KHPHO₃, KH₃ P₂ O₆, KH₅ P₂ O₈, K₂ H₂ P₂ O₆, K₃ HP₂ O₆, K₃ H₅ (P₂ O₆)₂, K₂ S₃ O₆, K₂ S₄ O₆, K₂ S₅ O₆, K₂ SnCl₄, K₄ SnCl₆, K₂ Sn(OH)₃, LiBr, LiCl, LiClO₃, LiClO₄, LiI, LiOH, LiSO₄, LiClO₃, Li₂ CrO₄, Li₂ Cr₂ O₇, LiH₂ PO₄, LiMnO₄, LiMoO₄, LiNH₄ SO₄, LiNO₂, MgBr₂, Mg(BrO₃)₂, MgCl₂, Mg(ClO₃)₂, Mg(ClO₄)₂, MgCrO₄, MgCr₂ O₇, MgI₂, Mg(NO₂)₂, Mg(NO₃)₂, MgSO₄, MgS₂ O₃, MgMoO₄, MgS₂ O₆, Mg(SO₃ NH₂)₂, MgSiF₆, MnBr₂, MnCl₂, Mn(NO₃)₂, MnSO₄, Mn(ClO₄)₂, NH₄ BF₄, NH₄ Br, NH₄ Cl, NH₄ ClO₄, (NH₄)₂ Co(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ CrO₄, (NH₄)₂ Cr₂ O₇, (NH₄)₂ Cu(SO₄)₂, NH₄ F, (NH₄)₂ Fe(SO₄)₂, NH₄ HCO₃, NH₄ HF₂, NH₄ H₂ PO₄, (NH₄)₂ HPO₄, NH₄ I, NH₄ NO₂, NH₄ NO₃, (NH₄)₂ Pb(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂ SO₃, (NH₄)₂ SO₄, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₅, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₆, (NH₄)₂ S₂ O₈, NH₄ SO₃ NH₂, (NH₄)₂ SiF₆, (NH₄)₂ SnCl₄, NH₄ B₃ F₉, (NH₄)₂ CO₃, NH₄ CdCl₃, (NH₄)₄ CdBr₆, (NH₄)₄ CdCl₆, NH₄ CdI₃, (NH₄)₂ CdI₄, (NH₄)₂ CuCl₄, (NH₄)₄ Fe(CN)₆, (NH₄)₂ Fe₂ (SO₄)₂, NH₄ PH₂ O₂, (NH₄)₂ H₂ P₂ O₇, (NH₄)₃ HP₂ O₇, (NH₄)₃ PO₄, (NH₄)₂ S₃ O₆, (NH₄)₂ S₄ O₆, NH₄ SnCl₃, (NH₄)₄ SnCl₆, NaAl(SO₄)₂, NH₄ OH, NaBO₂, NaBr, NaBrO₃, NaCN, Na₂ CO₃, NaCl, NaClO, NaClO₂, NaClO₃, NaClO₄, Na₂ CrO₄, Na₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, Na₄ CrO₅, Na₄ Fe(CN)₆, NaH₂ PO₄, NaI, NaMnO₄, Na₂ MoO₄, NaNO₂, NaNO₃, NaOH, Na₂ PHO₃, Na₂ SO₃, Na₂ S₂ O₃, NaS₂ O₅, NaSO₃ NH₂, Na₂ Sn(OH)₆, Na₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, NaHPHO₃, NaHSO₄, NaPH₂ O₂, Na₂ S₂ O₄, Na₂ S₃ O₆, Na₂ S₄ O₆, Na₂ S₅ O₆, Na₂ SiF₆, Na₂ SO₄, NiBr₂, NiCl₂, Ni(ClO₃)₂, Ni(ClO₄)₂, NiI₂, Ni(NO₃)₂, NiSO₄, Pb(NO₃)₂, PbSiF₆, Pb(ClO₃)₂, Pb(ClO₄)₂, Pb₃ [Co(CN)₆ ]₂, SnSO₄, SnCl₂, SnCl₄, SrBr₂, Sr(BrO₃)₂, SrCl₂, Sr(ClO₃)₂, Sr(ClO₄)₂, SrCrO₄, SrI₂, Sr(NO₂)₂, Sr(NO₃)₂, SrS₂ O₃, Sr(ClO₂)₂, SrS₂ O₆, SrS₄ O₆, ZnBr₂, ZnCl₂, Zn(ClO₃)₂, Zn(ClO₄)₂, ZnI₂, Zn(NO₃)₂, ZnSO₄, ZnSiF₆, Zn(SO₃ NH₂)₂, Zn(ClO₂)₂, ZnF₂, Zn(IO₃)₂, ZnSO₃, HNO₃, HNO₂, H₂ N₂ O₂, H₂ CrO₄, H₂ Cr₂ O₇, H₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, H₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, H₂ SO₄, H₂ SO₇, H₂ S₂ O₈, H₂ SO₅, H₂ S₂ O₃, H₂ S₂ O₂, H₃ S₃ O₆, H₃ S₄ O₆, H₃ S₅ O₆, H₃ S₆ O₆, H₂ S₂ O₆, H₂ SO₃, H₂ S₂ O₅, H₂ S₂ O₄, H₂ SO₂, HClO, HClO₂, HClO₃, HClO₄, HBrO, HBrO₃, HIO, HIO₃, H₅ IO₆, H₂ CO₃, H₃ PO₄, H₄ P₂ O₆, H₃ PO₃, H₃ PO₂, H₄ P₂ O₇, H₂ P₂ O₆, H₄ P₄ O₁₂, H₄ P₂ O₅, H₄ P₂ O₈, HF, HCl, HBr, HI, H₂ CrO₄, H₂ Cr₂ O₇, H₂ Cr₃ O₁₀, H₂ Cr₄ O₁₃, H₂ B₂ O₅, H₂ B₄ O₇, H₂ B₆ O₁₀, HBO₂, HBO₃, HBrO, HBrO₃, and HCN.

Among these salts, the following are more excellent in transportability-improving effect: BaCl₂, CaCl₂, Ca(NO₂)₂, Ca(NO₃)₂, Ca(ClO)₂, K₂ CO₃, KCl, MgCl₂, MgSO₄, NH₄ BF₄, NH₄ Cl, (NH₄)₂ SO₄, Na₂ CO₃, NaCl, NaClO₃, NaNO₂, NaNO₃, NaOH, Na₂ S₂ O₃, NaS₂ O₅, Na₂ SO₄, HNO₃, H₂ SO₄, H₂ CO₃, and HCl.

These salts may be each used either as such or in a state dissolved in a solvent in a proper concentration. In order to spray such a salt uniformly, it is desirable that the salt is used in a liquefied state. It is favorable from the standpoint of the easiness of drying of the resulting pulverized coal that the concentration is 1% by weight or above. Further, the use of water as the solvent is preferable from the standpoint of the handleability in drying.

The transportability improver for pulverized coal according to the present invention is preferably one which can decrease the quantity of triboelectrification of the pulverized coal either by at least (the average HGI of raw coal)×0.007 μC/g or to 2.8 μC/g or below when it is added to the pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight (based on the coal by dry basis), still preferably one satisfying both.

The transportability improver according to the present invention exhibits the effect even when added at any point of time before, during or after pulverization, or before or after drying, with the addition thereof before and/or during pulverization being preferable. In the case wherein the transportability improver is added before and/or during the pulverization, the effect of the improver can be exhibited, when the water concentration in coal at the pulverization is 0.5 to 30% by weight and the pulverized coal contains at least 10% by weight of coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter. In particular, it is preferable that the water concentration in coal at the pulverization be 1.0 to 30% by weight and/or the pulverized coal contain at least 40% by weight of coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter. It is favorable from the standpoint of transportability-improving effect that the water concentration in coal at the pulverization is 0.5% by weight or above. On the other hand, the water concentration in coal exceeding 30% by weight is also unproblematic from the standpoint of the effect. However, the pulverized coal treated with the transportability improver must be dried prior to the use, and such a high water concentration leads to a high load in the drying uneconomically. Further, pulverized coal containing particles 106 μm or below in diameter in an amount of 10% by weight or below exhibits more excellent transportability than that of the one containing such particles in an amount of 10% by weight or above, so that the addition of the transportability improver of the present invention to the former gives only poor transportability improving effect.

The metallurgical and combustion furnaces according to the present invention include those wherein pulverized coal is used as fuel and/or reducing agent (such as blast furnace, cupola, rotary kiln, melt reduction furnace, cold iron source melting furnace and boiler), dry distillation equipment (such as fluidized-bed dry distillation furnace and gas reforming furnace) and so on.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

According to the present invention, the transportability of pulverized coal prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above can be improved by descreasing the quantity of triboelectrification of the pulverized coal to thereby attain the mass-transportation of the pulverized coal. Further, even coals poor in transportability can be improved in the transportability by the addition of the transportability improver of the present invention, which enables the mass-transportation of such coals to permit the use of a greater variety of coals in pulverized coal injection.

On the other hand, the pulverized coal treated with the transportability improver of the present invention to be injected through an injection port is so excellent in fluidity that the bridging in a hopper can be inhibited and that the change with time in the quantity of pulverized coal discharged from a hopper or the deviation in the quantity distributed can be remarkably reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the device used in the determination of quantity of triboelectrification.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the equipment used in the determination of transport characteristics in piping.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the actual pulverized coal injection equipment for blast furnace used in Example 324.

FIG. 4 is a chart showing the transfer times as observed in Example 324.

FIG. 5 is a chart showing the pressure drops in piping as observed in Example 324.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the pressure drops in piping as observed in Example 324.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the pulverized coal firing boiler used in Example 325.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing the pressure drops in piping as observed in Example 325.

FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationships between the average HGI of raw coal and quantity of triboelectrification of pulverized coal as observed in the cases wherein several transportability improvers are used.

EXAMPLE

The present invention will now be described by referring to the following Examples, though the present invention is not limited by them.

Examples 1 to 323 and Comparative Examples 1 to 30

[1] Pulverization of Raw Coal and Preparation of Pulverized Coal for Evaluation

The pulverization of raw coal and the addition of a transportability improver were conducted as follows.

<Addition before pulverization>

1. A raw coal specified in Table is dried to a water concentration of 0.1% by weight.

2. A predetermined amount of the dried raw coal is taken out as a sample.

3. A transportability improver is added to the sample in a predetermined concentration (based on the coal by dry basis).

4. If necessary, water is added to the resulting sample in such an amount as to give a predetermined water concentration in the pulverization step (when the improver is used as an aqueous solution, the quantity of the water contained in the solution must be deducted).

5. If necessary, the resulting sample is dried so as to exhibit a predetermined water concentration in the pulverization step.

6. The resulting sample is pulverized by the use of a small-sized pulverizer SCM-40A (mfd. by Ishizaki Denki) in such a way as to give a pulverized coal containing coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter in a preset amount.

7. The pulverized coal thus obtained is dried or wetted to adjust the water content thereof to 0.5% by weight.

<Addition after pulverization>

1. A raw coal specified in Table is dried to a water concentration to 0.1% by weight.

2. A predetermined amount of the dried raw coal is taken out as a sample.

3. If necessary, water is added to the sample in such an amount as to give a predetermined water concentration in the pulverization step (when the improver is used as an aqueous solution, the quantity of the water contained in the solution must be deducted).

4. If necessary, the resulting sample is dried so as to exhibit a predetermined water concentration in the pulverization step.

5. The resulting sample is pulverized by the use of a small-sized pulverizer SCM-40A (mfd. by Ishizaki Denki) in such a way as to give a pulverized coal containing coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter in a predetermined amount.

6. A transportability improver is added to the pulverized coal in a predetermined concentration (based on the coal by dry basis).

7. The mixture thus obtained is put in a plastic bottle and the resulting bottle is shaken by hand to blend the pulverized coal with the improver.

8. The pulverized coal thus obtained is dried or wetted to adjust the water content thereof to 0.5% by weight.

The content of coal particles 106 μm or below in diameter in pulverized coal is defined by the following formula: Content of particles 106 μm or below in diameter (%)=undersize weight of 106 μm sieve/(undersize weight of 106 μm sieve+oversize weight of 106 μm sieve)×100

In determining the content of such particles, an industrial sieve (mfd. by Iida Kogyo K.K.) as stipulated in JIS Z 8801 which has an opening of 106 μm and a wire diameter of 75 μm was used, and the screening was conducted by vibrating the sieve by the use of a micro-type electromagnetic shaking machine, M-2, (mfd. by Tsutsui Rikagaku Kiki K.K.) at a vibration intensity of 8 (on the vibration controlling scale) for 2 hours.

[2] Evaluation of Pulverized Coal

The pulverized coals prepared above were examined for fluidity index, pipelining characteristics and quantity of triboelectrification according to the following methods to determine the effects of the additives.

In Tables are also given differences (increases or decreases) in fluidity index, pipelining characteristics and quantity of triboelectrification between the case wherein the transportability improver was used and the one wherein it was not used. That is, Tables also show how far the fluidity index was enhanced by the addition of the transportability improver and how far the pressure drop in piping or the quantity of triboelectrification was lowered thereby.

<Method of measuring the quantity of triboelectrification>

The quantity of triboelectrification of each pulverized coal was determined by the use of a blow-off measuring device as shown in FIG. 1, wherein numeral 1 refers to compressed gas, 2 refers to a nozzle, 3 refers to a Faraday gauge, 4 refers to a mesh having an opening of 38 μm, 5 refers to a dust hole, and 6 refers to an electrometer. Such a blow-off device is generally used in determining the quantity of triboelectrification between different kinds of substances having diameters different from each other (for example, between toner and carrier). In the present invention, however, 0.1 to 0.3 g of pulverized coal is placed on the mesh having an opening of 38 μm, and pulverized coal 38 μm or below in size is scattered into the dust hole by making compressed gas (such as air) blow against the resulting mesh at a pressure of 0.6 kgf/cm² to thereby determine the quantity of triboelectrification of pulverized coal 38 μm or below in size.

<Method of measuring fluidity index>

Fluidity index is an index for evaluating the fluidity of powder, and is determined by converting four factors of powder (angle of repose, compressibility, spatula angle and degree of agglomeration) into indexes respectively and summing up the indexes. Methods of determining the factors and the indexes of the factors are described in detail in "Funtai Kogaku Binran (Handbook of Powder Technology)" (edited by Soc. of Powder Technology, Japan, published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd., 1987), pp. 151-152. The methodof measuring the four factors will now be described.

1. Angle of repose: determined by filtering powder through a standard sieve (25 mesh), making the undersize portion fall through a funnel on a circular plate 8 mm in diameter and measuring the angle of slope of the deposit formed on the plate.

2. Compressibility: determined by measuring the aerated bulk density ρ_(s) (g/cm³) of powder and the packed bulk density ρ_(c) (g/cm³) thereof after 180 tapping runs by the use of a cylindrical container (capacity: 100 cm³) for packing powder and calculating the compressibility ψ (%) from them according to the following formula:

    ψ=(ρ.sub.c -ρ.sub.s)×100/ρ.sub.c (%)

3. Spatula angle: determined by inserting a spatula having a width of 22 mm into a powder deposit, lifting up the spatula, measuring the angle of slope of a deposit thus formed on the spatula, applying a slight shock to the spatula, measuring the angle of slope of a deposit still held on the spatula and averaging out the two angles.

4. Degree of agglomeration: determined by piling up three sieves having different openings (which are 60, 100 and 200 mesh in a descending order), putting 2 g of powder on the top sieve, vibrating these sieves simultaneously, measuring the weights of powder remaining on the sieves respectively and summing up the following three values:

(quantity of powder on the top sieve/2 g)×100,

(quantity of powder on the middle sieve/2 g)×100×3/5 and

(quantity of powder on the bottom sieve/2 g)×100×1/5

When pulverized coal to be used in the present invention was subjected to such screening, little difference in the quantity of powder was observed among the three sieves, so that the calculation of degree of agglomeration was difficult. In the present invention, accordingly, the fluidity index was evaluated on the basis of the sum total of indexes of angle of repose, compressibility and spatula angle.

<Method of determining transport characteristics in piping>

The transport characteristics in piping of each pulverized coal were evaluated by measuring the pressure drop by the use of an instrument shown in FIG. 2 according to the method described in CAMP-ISIJ Vol. 6, p.91 (1993). In FIG. 2, numeral 7 refers to pulverized coal, 8 refers to a table feeder, 9 refers to a flowmeter, 10 refers to a horizontal pipe having a diameter of 12.7 mm, and 11 refers to a cyclone. In this instrument, the pulverized coal 7 discharged from the powder feeder 8 was pneumatically transported by a carrier gas to measure the pressure drop between the pressure gauges (P₁, P₂). The experiment was conducted under the following conditions:

feed rate of pulverized coal: 0.8 kg/min

carrier gas: nitrogen (N₂)

feed rate of carrier gas: 4 Nm³ /h (67 l/min)

transfer time: 6 min

The items of evaluation are as follows:

1. Pressure Drop

Sampling of data is conducted at pressure gauges P₁ and P₂ at 500 Hz. The pressure drop of each pulverized coal is given in terms of overall average of P₁ -P₂ over the transport time (6 min). ##EQU1## The pulverized coals and transportability improvers used are given in Tables 1 to 25 together with the results.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________                   Transportability improver                    Cloggig             Pulverized coal           water                                                                               Fluidity               Qty.                                                                                in                            106 μm   timing                                                                             concn. at                                                                           angle            Pressure                                                                             tribo-                                                                              actual              raw coal  below   concn.                                                                             of  pulveriza-                                                                          of  compres-                                                                            spatula                                                                            fluidity                                                                           drop  electrifn.                                                                          equip-              kind   HGI                                                                               (%) compd.                                                                             (%) addition                                                                           tion (%)                                                                            repose                                                                             sibility                                                                            angle                                                                              index                                                                              (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                      (μC/g)                                                                           ment                __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              42 95  not --  --  5.0  16  9    16  41  13.0  0.61 not                 Ex. 1                                                                              a         used                                         obser-                                                                         ved                 Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              48 95  not --  --  5.0  15  9    16  40  16.0  2.64 not                 Ex. 2                                                                              b         used                                         obser-                                                                         ved                 Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 95  not --  --  5.0  12  8    15  35  22.1  3.15 obser-              Ex. 3                                                                              c         used                                         ved                 Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              67 95  not --  --  5.0  12  8    15  35  24.0  3.76 obser-              Ex. 4                                                                              d         used                                         ved                 Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95  not --  --  5.0  12  7    15  34  29.0  4.27 obser-              Ex. 5                                                                              e         used                                         ved                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                        water Fluidity                               coal                              concn. at                                                                            angle                                  raw coal  106 μm or  concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                    kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.   (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase            __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              42 95   not used --  --    5.0   16   9     16  41  --                  Ex. 6                                                                              a                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              48 95   not used --  --    5.0   15   9     16  40  --                  Ex. 7                                                                              b                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              67 95   not used --  --    5.0   12   8     15  35  --                  Ex. 8                                                                              d                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   not used --  --    5.0   12   7     15  34  --                  Ex. 9                                                                              e                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              42 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  10     16  43  2                   Ex. 10                                                                             a          carbonate (CaCO.sub.3)                                                                      pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              48 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   16  10     16  42  2                   Ex. 11                                                                             b          carbonate (CaCO.sub.3)                                                                      pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              67 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   33   9     15  37  2                   Ex. 12                                                                             d          carbonate (CaCO.sub.3)                                                                      pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   13   8     15  36  2                   Ex. 13                                                                             e          carbonate (CaCO.sub.3)                                                                      pulverization                                      Ex. 1                                                                              coal                                                                              42 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  11     17  46  5                       a          hydroxide (CaOH.sub.2)                                                                      pulverization                                      Ex. 2                                                                              coal                                                                              48 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  11     17  45  5                       b          hydroxide (CaOH.sub.2)                                                                      pulverization                                      Ex. 3                                                                              coal                                                                              67 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   14   9     16  39  4                       d          hydroxide (CaOH.sub.2)                                                                      pulverization                                      Ex. 4                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   calcium  0.3 before                                                                               5.0   14   8     16  38  4                       e          hydroxide (CaOH.sub.2)                                                                      pulverization                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              13.0   --   0.61      --                                                   Ex. 6                                                                          Comp.                                                                              16.0   --   2.64      --                                                   Ex. 7                                                                          Comp.                                                                              24.0   --   3.76      --                                                   Ex. 8                                                                          Comp.                                                                              29.0   --   4.27      --                                                   Ex. 9                                                                          Comp.                                                                              11.9   1.1  0.41      0.20                                                 Ex. 10                                                                         Comp.                                                                              14.5   1.5  2.40      0.24                                                 Ex. 11                                                                         Comp.                                                                              22.1   1.9  3.42      0.34                                                 Ex. 12                                                                         Comp.                                                                              26.9   2.1  3.81      0.46                                                 Ex. 13                                                                         Ex. 1                                                                               9.8   3.2  0.29      0.32                                                 Ex. 2                                                                              12.5   3.5  2.28      0.36                                                 Ex. 3                                                                              17.2   6.8  3.25      0.51                                                 Ex. 4                                                                              21.3   7.7  3.52      0.75                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                        water Fluidity                               coal                              concn. at                                                                            angle                                  raw coal  106 μm or  concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                    kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.   (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase            __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 5                                                                              coal                                                                              42 95   calcium chromate                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   19  12     18  49   8                      a          (CaCrO.sub.4)                                                                               pulverization                                      Ex. 6                                                                              coal                                                                              48 95   calcium chromate                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  12     18  48   8                      b          (CaCrO.sub.4)                                                                               pulverization                                      Ex. 7                                                                              coal                                                                              67 95   clacium chromate                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   15  11     17  43   8                      d          (CaCrO.sub.4)                                                                               pulverization                                      Ex. 8                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chromate                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   15  10     17  42   8                      e          (CaCrO.sub.4)                                                                               pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   not used --  --    5.0   12   7     15  34  --                  Ex. 14                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 9                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.01                                                                               before                                                                               5.0   14   9     16  39   5                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 10                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.05                                                                               before                                                                               5.0   15  11     16  42   8                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 11                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcim chloride                                                                         0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 12                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.5 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 13                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        1   before                                                                               5.0   18  13     18  49  15                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 14                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        5   before                                                                               5.0   19  14     21  54  20                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 15                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                        10  before                                                                               5.0   20  14     21  55  21                      e          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 5                                                                              9.1    3.9  0.15      0.46                                                 Ex. 6                                                                              10.2   4.8  1.10      1.54                                                 Ex. 7                                                                              12.1   11.9 1.58      2.18                                                 Ex. 8                                                                              13.2   15.8 1.85      2.42                                                 Comp.                                                                              29.0   --   4.27      --                                                   Ex. 14                                                                         Ex. 9                                                                              21.0   8.0  2.87      1.40                                                 Ex. 10                                                                             14.0   15.0 1.14      3.13                                                 Ex. 11                                                                             10.0   19.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 12                                                                             10.2   18.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 13                                                                             9.5    19.5 0.10      4.17                                                 Ex. 14                                                                             8.3    20.8 0.07      4.20                                                 Ex. 15                                                                             8.3    20.8 0.06      4.21                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                        water Fluidity                               coal                              concn. at                                                                            angle                                  raw coal  106 μm or  concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                    kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.   (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase            __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 95   not used --  --    5.0   12   8     15  35  --                  Ex. 15                                                                             c                                                                          Ex. 16                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               0.5   14   9     15  38   3                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 17                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.0   15  11     15  41   6                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 18                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.5   16  11     16  43   8                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 19                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               3.0   16  12     16  44   9                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 20                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  11                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 21                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               10.0  17  15     17  49  14                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 22                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               30.0  17  15     17  49  14                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 70   not used --  --    5.0   12   9     15  36  --                  Ex. 16                                                                             c                                                                          Ex. 23                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               0.5   14  10     15  39   3                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 24                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.0   15  11     16  42   6                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 25                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.5   17  12     16  45   9                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 26                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               3.0   17  13     17  47  11                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 27                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  14     17  48  12                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 28                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               10.0  18  14     17  49  13                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 29                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               30.0  18  15     18  51  15                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              22.1   --   3.15      --                                                   Ex. 15                                                                         Ex. 16                                                                             18.5   3.6  2.55      0.60                                                 Ex. 17                                                                             15.8   6.3  2.32      0.83                                                 Ex. 18                                                                             12.9   9.2  1.20      1.95                                                 Ex. 19                                                                             12.1   10.0 0.53      2.62                                                 Ex. 20                                                                             9.9    12.2 0.18      2.97                                                 Ex. 21                                                                             8.3    13.8 0.10      3.05                                                 Ex. 22                                                                             8.2    13.9 0.05      3.10                                                 Comp.                                                                              20.3   --   3.11      --                                                   Ex. 16                                                                         Ex. 23                                                                             17.2   3.1  2.53      0.58                                                 Ex. 24                                                                             15.6   4.7  2.30      0.81                                                 Ex. 25                                                                             11.3   9.0  1.10      2.01                                                 Ex. 26                                                                             10.2   10.1 0.60      2.51                                                 Ex. 27                                                                             9.6    10.7 0.15      2.96                                                 Ex. 28                                                                             9.3    11.0 0.09      3.02                                                 Ex. 29                                                                             9.1    11.2 0.04      3.07                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 5                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                        water Fluidity                               coal                              concn. at                                                                            angle                                  raw coal  106 μm or  concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                    kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.   (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase            __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 40   not used --  --    5.0   12   9     15  36  --                  Ex. 17                                                                             c                                                                          Ex. 30                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               0.5   14  10     15  39   3                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 31                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.0   16  11     17  44   8                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 32                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.5   17  14     17  48  12                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 33                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               3.0   17  14     18  49  13                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 34                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  14     18  50  14                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 35                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               10.0  18  16     18  52  16                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 36                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               30.0  18  17     18  53  17                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 10   not used --  --    5.0   15  13     17  45  --                  Ex. 18                                                                             c                                                                          Ex. 37                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               0.5   16  15     17  48   3                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 38                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.0   16  16     18  50   5                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 39                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               1.5   16  19     18  53   8                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 40                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               3.0   17  18     19  54   9                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 41                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  19     19  55  10                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 42                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               10.0  17  19     19  55  10                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 43                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 before                                                                               30.0  18  18     19  55  10                      c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              20.0   --   3.09      --                                                   Ex. 17                                                                         Ex. 30                                                                             16.5   3.5  2.41      0.68                                                 Ex. 31                                                                             10.8   9.2  2.10      0.99                                                 Ex. 32                                                                             10.1   9.9  1.10      1.99                                                 Ex. 33                                                                             9.5    10.5 0.60      2.49                                                 Ex. 34                                                                             9.0    11.0 0.15      2.94                                                 Ex. 35                                                                             8.3    11.7 0.09      3.00                                                 Ex. 36                                                                             8.3    11.7 0.04      3.05                                                 Comp.                                                                              12.9   --   1.23      --                                                   Ex. 18                                                                         Ex. 37                                                                             8.6    4.3  0.83      0.40                                                 Ex. 38                                                                             8.5    4.4  0.31      0.92                                                 Ex. 39                                                                             8.1    4.8  0.12      1.11                                                 Ex. 40                                                                             8.0    4.9  0.11      1.12                                                 Ex. 41                                                                             8.1    4.8  0.08      1.15                                                 Ex. 42                                                                             8.0    4.9  0.07      1.16                                                 Ex. 43                                                                             8.1    4.8  0.06      1.17                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 6                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                        water Fluidity                               coal                              concn. at                                                                            angle                                  raw coal  106 μm or  concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                    kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.   (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase            __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 95   not used --  --    5.0   12  8      15  35  --                  Ex. 19                                                                             c                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 70   not used --  --    5.0   12  9      15  36  --                  Ex. 20                                                                             c                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 40   not used --  --    5.0   12  9      15  36  --                  Ex. 21                                                                             c                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              55 10   not used --  --    5.0   15  13     17  45  --                  Ex. 22                                                                             c                                                                          Ex. 44                                                                             coal                                                                              55 95   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 after 5.0   13  9      16  38  3                       c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 45                                                                             coal                                                                              55 70   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 after 5.0   14  9      16  39  3                       c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 46                                                                             coal                                                                              55 40   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 after 5.0   14  9      16  39  3                       c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      Ex. 47                                                                             coal                                                                              55 10   calcium chloride                                                                        0.3 after 5.0   18  13     17  48  3                       c          (CaCl.sub.2) pulverization                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              22.1   --   3.15      --                                                   Ex. 19                                                                         Comp.                                                                              20.3   --   3.11      --                                                   Ex. 20                                                                         Comp.                                                                              20.0   --   3.09      --                                                   Ex. 21                                                                         Comp.                                                                              12.9   --   1.23      --                                                   Ex. 22                                                                         Ex. 44                                                                             19.0   3.1  2.52      0.63                                                 Ex. 45                                                                             17.2   3.1  2.51      0.60                                                 Ex. 46                                                                             16.9   3.1  2.45      0.64                                                 Ex. 47                                                                              9.8   3.1  0.73      0.50                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 7                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    12    7   15  34  --                   Ex. 23                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 48                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               0.5    14    8   15  37   3                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 49                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.0    15   10   15  40   6                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 50                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.5    16   11   16  43   9                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 51                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               3.0    16   12   16  44  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 52                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 53                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               10.0   17   14   17  48  14                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 54                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               30.0   17   14   17  48  14                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 70   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    13    7   15  35  --                   Ex. 24                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 55                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               0.5    14    9   15  38   3                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 56                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.0    15   10   16  41   6                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 57                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.5    17   12   16  45  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 58                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               3.0    17   13   17  47  12                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 59                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   14   17  48  13                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 60                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   clacium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               10.0   18   14   17  49  14                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 61                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               30.0   18   14   18  50  15                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              29.0   --   4.27      --                                                   Ex. 23                                                                         Ex. 48                                                                             26.0   3.0  3.40      0.87                                                 Ex. 49                                                                             15.9   13.1 2.51      1.76                                                 Ex. 50                                                                             13.0   16.0 1.21      3.06                                                 Ex. 51                                                                             12.3   16.7 0.54      3.73                                                 Ex. 52                                                                             10.0   19.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 53                                                                             8.5    20.5 0.10      4.17                                                 Ex. 54                                                                             8.3    20.7 0.05      4.22                                                 Comp.                                                                              22.0   --   3.95      --                                                   Ex. 24                                                                         Ex. 55                                                                             18.5   3.5  3.15      0.80                                                 Ex. 56                                                                             15.8   6.2  2.75      1.20                                                 Ex. 57                                                                             12.1   9.9  0.56      3.39                                                 Ex. 58                                                                             10.3   11.7 0.21      3.74                                                 Ex. 59                                                                             9.5    12.5 0.12      3.84                                                 Ex. 60                                                                             9.2    12.8 0.12      3.83                                                 Ex. 61                                                                             9.0    13.0 0.07      3.88                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 8                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 40   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    14    7   15  36  --                   Ex. 25                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 62                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               0.5    14   10   15  39   3                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 63                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.0    16   13   17  46  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 64                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.5    17   14   17  48  12                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 65                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               3.0    17   14   18  49  13                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 66                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   14   18  50  14                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 67                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               10.0   18   16   18  52  16                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 68                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               30.0   18   17   18  53  17                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 10   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    15   13   17  45  --                   Ex. 26                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 69                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               0.5    16   15   17  48   3                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 70                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.0    17   15   18  50   5                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 71                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               1.5    17   18   18  53   8                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 72                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               3.0    18   17   19  54   9                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 73                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   18   19  55  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 74                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               10.0   18   18   19  55  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 75                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               30.0   19   17   19  55  10                       e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              20.0   --   3.94      --                                                   Ex. 25                                                                         Ex. 62                                                                             17.5   2.5  3.14      0.80                                                 Ex. 63                                                                             10.9   9.1  2.80      1.14                                                 Ex. 64                                                                             10.3   9.7  0.83      3.11                                                 Ex. 65                                                                             9.6    10.4 0.22      3.72                                                 Ex. 66                                                                             9.0    11.0 0.07      3.87                                                 Ex. 67                                                                             8.5    11.5 0.09      3.85                                                 Ex. 68                                                                             8.3    11.7 0.05      3.89                                                 Comp.                                                                              13.0   --   1.35      --                                                   Ex. 26                                                                         Ex. 69                                                                             8.5    4.5  0.67      0.68                                                 Ex. 70                                                                             8.4    4.5  0.31      1.04                                                 Ex. 71                                                                             8.0    5.0  0.12      1.23                                                 Ex. 72                                                                             8.0    5.0  0.11      1.24                                                 Ex. 73                                                                             8.0    5.0  0.08      1.27                                                 Ex. 74                                                                             8.0    5.0  0.07      1.28                                                 Ex. 75                                                                             8.0    5.0  0.06      1.29                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 9                                      __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 95   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    12    7   15  34  --                   Ex. 27                                                                             e                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 70   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    14    6   15  35  --                   Ex. 28                                                                             e                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 40   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    14    7   15  36  --                   Ex. 29                                                                             e                                                                          Comp.                                                                              coal                                                                              96 10   not used                                                                               --  --    5.0    15   13   17  45  --                   Ex. 30                                                                             e                                                                          Ex. 76                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 after 5.0    13    8   16  37  3                        e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 77                                                                             coal                                                                              96 70   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 after 5.0    15    7   16  38  3                        e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 78                                                                             coal                                                                              96 40   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 after 5.0    15    8   16  39  3                        e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       Ex. 79                                                                             coal                                                                              96 10   calcium chloride                                                                       0.3 after 5.0    18   13   17  48  3                        e          (CaCl.sub.2)                                                                               pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Comp.                                                                              29.0   --   4.27      --                                                   Ex. 27                                                                         Comp.                                                                              22.0   --   3.95      --                                                   Ex. 28                                                                         Comp.                                                                              20.5   --   2.45      --                                                   Ex. 29                                                                         Comp.                                                                              13.0   --   1.35      --                                                   Ex. 30                                                                         Ex. 76                                                                             22.0   7.0  3.15      1.12                                                 Ex. 77                                                                             18.0   4.0  2.90      1.05                                                 Ex. 78                                                                             17.0   3.5  1.60      0.85                                                 Ex. 79                                                                              9.5   3.5  0.67      0.68                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 10                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 80                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Al(NO.sub.3).sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 81                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Al.sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.3                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 82                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Al(ClO.sub.4).sub.3                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 83                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BaBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 84                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BaCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 85                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Ba(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 86                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Ba(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 87                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BaI.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 88                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Ba(NO.sub.2).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 89                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Ba(SH).sub.2                                                                           0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 90                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BaS.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 91                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Ba(SO.sub.3 NH).sub.2                                                                  0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 92                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BaS.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 93                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BeCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 94                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Be(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 80                                                                             8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 81                                                                             8.8    20.2 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 82                                                                             9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 83                                                                             9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 84                                                                             7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 85                                                                             8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 86                                                                             9.0    20.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 87                                                                             8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 88                                                                             8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 89                                                                             8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 90                                                                             9.3    19.7 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 91                                                                             9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 92                                                                             8.9    20.1 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 93                                                                             9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 94                                                                             9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 11                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 95                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   Be(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 96                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BeSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 97                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   BeF.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 98                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   CaBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 99                                                                             coal                                                                              96 95   CaCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 100                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 101                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 102                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CaCr.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 103                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca.sub.2 Fe(CN).sub.6                                                                  0.3 before                                                                               4.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 104                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cal.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 105                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(NO.sub.2).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 106                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 107                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CaS.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 108                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(SO.sub.3 NH.sub.2).sub.2                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 109                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Ca(ClO).sub.2                                                                          0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 95                                                                             9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 96                                                                             8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 97                                                                             8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 98                                                                             9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 99                                                                             7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 100                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 101                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 102                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 103                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 104                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 105                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 106                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 107                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 108                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 109                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 12                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 110                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CaSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 111                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cr(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 112                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cr(NO.sub.3).sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 113                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CrCl.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 114                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CuBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 115                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CrCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 116                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cu(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 117                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cu(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 118                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CuSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 119                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CuSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 120                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cu(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 121                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   CuS.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 122                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Cu(SO.sub.3 NH.sub.2).sub.2                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 123                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   FeCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 124                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   FeCl.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 110                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 111                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 112                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 113                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 114                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 115                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 116                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 117                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 118                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 119                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 120                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 121                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 122                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 123                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 124                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.18      4.09                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 13                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 125                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Fe(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 126                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Fe(ClO.sub.4).sub.3                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 127                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Fe(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 128                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Fe(NO.sub.3).sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 129                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   FeSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 130                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   FeSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 131                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 BeF.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 132                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KBr     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 133                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 134                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 Cd(SO.sub.3).sub.2                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 135                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KCl     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 136                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 CrO.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 137                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KF      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 138                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.3 Fe(CN).sub.6                                                                   0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 139                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.4 Fe(CN).sub.6                                                                   0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 125                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 126                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 127                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 128                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 129                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 130                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 131                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 132                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 133                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 134                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 135                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 136                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 137                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 138                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 139                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 14                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 140                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 Fe(SO.sub.4).sub.2                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 141                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KHCO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 142                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KHF.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 143                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 144                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KHSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 145                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KI      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 146                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KNO.sub.3                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 147                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KOH     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 148                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.3 PO.sub.4                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 149                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 150                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 SO.sub.3                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 151                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 152                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 153                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                                00.3                                                                               before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 154                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KSO.sub.3 NH.sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 140                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 141                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 142                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 143                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 144                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 145                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 146                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 147                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 148                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 149                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 150                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 151                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 152                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 153                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 154                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.08                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 15                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 155                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KCN     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 156                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KPH.sub.2 O.sub.2                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 157                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KHPHO.sub.3                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 158                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KH.sub.3 P.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 159                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   KH.sub.5 P.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 160                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 H.sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                        0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 161                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.3 HPO.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 162                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.3 H.sub.5 (P.sub.2 O.sub.6).sub.2                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 163                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.3 O.sub.5                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 164                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.3 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 165                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   K.sub.2 S.sub.6 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 166                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 167                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(BrO.sub.3).sub.3                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 168                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 169                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 155                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 156                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 157                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 158                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 159                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 160                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 161                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 162                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 163                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 164                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 165                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 166                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 167                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 168                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 169                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 16                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 170                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 171                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgCrO.sub.4                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 172                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgCr.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 173                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgI.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 174                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(NO.sub.2).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 175                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 176                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 177                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgS.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 178                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgMoO.sub.4                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 179                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgS.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 180                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mg(SO.sub.3 NH.sub.2).sub.2                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 181                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MgSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 182                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MnBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 183                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MnCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 184                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mn(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 170                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 171                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 172                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 173                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 174                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 175                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 176                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 177                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 178                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 179                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 180                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 181                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 182                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 183                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 184                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 17                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 185                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   MnSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 186                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Mn(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 187                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 CF.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 188                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 Br                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 189                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 Cl                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 190                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 ClO.sub.4                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 191                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 CrO.sub.4                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 192                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 Cr.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 193                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 Cu(SO.sub.4).sub.2                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 194                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 F                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 195                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 Fe(SO.sub.4).sub.2                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 196                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 HCO.sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 197                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 HF.sub.2                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 198                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 H.sub.2 PO.sub.4                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 199                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 HPO.sub.4                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 185                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 186                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 187                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 188                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 189                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 190                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 191                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 192                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 193                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 194                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 195                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 196                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 197                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 198                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 199                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 18                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 200                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 I                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 201                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 NO.sub.2                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 202                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 NO.sub.3                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 203                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 Pb(SO.sub.4).sub.2                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 204                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SO.sub.3                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 205                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SO.sub.4                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 206                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 O.sub.5                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 207                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 208                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 209                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 SO.sub.3 NH.sub.2                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 210                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 211                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 B.sub.3 F.sub.9                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 212                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 CO.sub.3                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 213                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 CdCl.sub.3                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 214                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 CuCl.sub.4                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 215                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.4 Fe(CN).sub.6                                                          0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 200                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 201                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 202                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 203                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 204                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 205                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 206                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 207                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 208                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 209                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 210                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 211                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 212                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 213                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 214                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 215                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.19      4.08                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 19                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 216                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 Fe.sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.2                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 217                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 PH.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 218                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 H.sub.2 P.sub.2 O                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 219                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.3 HP.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 220                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.3 PO.sub.4                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 221                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 S.sub.3 O.sub.6                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 222                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   (NH.sub.4).sub.2 S.sub.4 O.sub.6                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 223                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaAl(SO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                   0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 224                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NH.sub.4 OH                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 225                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaBO.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 226                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaBr    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 227                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaBrO.sub.3                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 228                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaCN    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 229                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 230                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaCl    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 231                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaClO   0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 216                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 217                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 218                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 219                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 220                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 221                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 222                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 223                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 224                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 225                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 226                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 227                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 228                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 229                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 230                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 231                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 20                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized coal                  water concn. at                                                                       Fluidity                               raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                         angle of                                                                            compress-                                                                           spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)    respose                                                                             ibility                                                                             angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 232                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaClO.sub.2                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 233                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaClO.sub.3                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 234                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaClO.sub.4                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 235                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.4 Fe(CN)hd 6                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 236                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaH.sub.2 PO.sub.4                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 237                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaI     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 238                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaMnO.sub.4                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 239                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaNO.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 240                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaNO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 241                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaOH    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 242                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 PHO.sub.3                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 243                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 SO.sub.3                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 244                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 245                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaS.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0    18   13   18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 246                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaSO.sub.3 NH.sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 247                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 Cr.sub.4 O.sub.13                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0    17   12   17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 232                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 233                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 234                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 235                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 236                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 237                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 238                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 239                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 240                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 241                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 242                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 243                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 244                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 245                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.06      4.19                                                 Ex. 246                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 247                                                                            9.3    19.7 0.16      4.11                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 21                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                       water Fluidity                                coal                             concn. at                                                                            angle                                   raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 248                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaHPHO.sub.3                                                                           0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 249                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaHSO.sub.4                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 250                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   NaPH.sub.2 O.sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 251                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.4                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 252                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 S.sub.3 O.sub.6                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 253                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 S.sub.4 O.sub.6                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 254                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 S.sub.5 O.sub.6                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 255                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 SiF.sub.6                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 256                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 257                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Pb(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 258                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   PbSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 259                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Pb(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 260                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Pb(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 261                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Pb.sub.3 (Co(CN.sub.6).sub.2                                                           0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 262                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnBr.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 263                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnCl.sub.2                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 248                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 249                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 250                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 251                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 252                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 253                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 254                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 255                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 256                                                                            7.5    21.5 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 257                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 258                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 259                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 260                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.06      4.11                                                 Ex. 261                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.10                                                 Ex. 262                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 263                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.11                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 22                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                       water Fluidity                                coal                             concn. at                                                                            angle                                   raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 264                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Zn(ClO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 265                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Zn(ClO.sub.4).sub.2                                                                    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 266                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnI.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 267                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   Zn(NO.sub.3).sub.2                                                                     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 268                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnSO.sub.4                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 269                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnSiF.sub.6                                                                            0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 270                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   ZnSO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 271                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HNO.sub.3                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  13     18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 272                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HNO.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 273                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 N.sub.2 O.sub.2                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 274                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 CrO.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 275                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 276                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.3 O.sub.10                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 277                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.4 O.sub.13                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 278                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 SO.sub.4                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  13     18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 279                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 SO.sub.7                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 264                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.11                                                 Ex. 265                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.09                                                 Ex. 266                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.18      4.12                                                 Ex. 267                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.09                                                 Ex. 268                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.10                                                 Ex. 269                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.15      4.11                                                 Ex. 270                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.11                                                 Ex. 271                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.15      4.19                                                 Ex. 272                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.16      4.09                                                 Ex. 273                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.09                                                 Ex. 274                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 275                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 276                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 277                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 278                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 279                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 23                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                       water Fluidity                                coal                             concn. at                                                                            angle                                   raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 280                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 281                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 SO.sub.5                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 282                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 283                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.2                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 284                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.3 S.sub.3 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 285                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.3 S.sub.4 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 286                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.3 S.sub.5 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 287                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.3 S.sub.6 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 288                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 289                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 SO.sub.3                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 290                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 291                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.4                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 292                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 SO.sub.2                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 293                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HClO    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 294                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HClO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 295                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HClO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 280                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 281                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.15      4.12                                                 Ex. 282                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 283                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 284                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 285                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 286                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 287                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 288                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 289                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 290                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 291                                                                            9.2    19.8 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 292                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 293                                                                            8.9    20.1 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 294                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                                                 Ex. 295                                                                            9.1    19.9 0.17      4.10                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 24                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                       water Fluidity                                coal                             concn. at                                                                            angle                                   raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 296                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBrO    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 297                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBrO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 298                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HIO     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 299                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HIO.sub.3                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 300                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.5 IO.sub.6                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 301                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  13     18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 302                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.3 PO.sub.4                                                                       0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 303                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 304                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 305                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.6                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 306                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.4 P.sub.4 O.sub.12                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 307                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 308                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.8                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 309                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HF      0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 310                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HCl     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   18  13     18  49  15                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 311                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBr     0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 296                                                                            8.8    20.2 0.19      4.08                                                 Ex. 297                                                                            8.7    20.3 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 298                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.16      4.11                                                 Ex. 299                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 300                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 301                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 302                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 303                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 304                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 305                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 306                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 307                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 308                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 309                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 310                                                                            7.8    21.2 0.08      4.19                                                 Ex. 311                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                 __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 25                                     __________________________________________________________________________                    Transportability improver                                       Pulverized                       water Fluidity                                coal                             concn. at                                                                            angle                                   raw coal  106 μm or concn.                                                                             timing of                                                                            pulverization                                                                        of         spatula                                                                            fluidity                     kind                                                                              HGI                                                                               below (%)                                                                           compd.  (%) addition                                                                             (%)   respose                                                                            compressibility                                                                       angle                                                                              index                                                                              increase             __________________________________________________________________________     Ex. 312                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HI      0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 313                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 CrO.sub.4                                                                      0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 314                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.2 O.sub.7                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 315                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.3 O.sub.10                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 316                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 Cr.sub.4 O.sub.13                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 317                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 B.sub.2 O.sub.5                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 318                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 B.sub.4 O.sub.7                                                                0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 319                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   H.sub.2 B.sub.6 O.sub.10                                                               0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 320                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBO.sub.2                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 321                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBO.sub.3                                                                              0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 322                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBrO    0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       Ex. 323                                                                            coal                                                                              96 95   HBrO.sub.3                                                                             0.3 before                                                                               5.0   17  12     17  46  12                       e                      pulverization                                       __________________________________________________________________________                                         Pressure drop                                                                              Qty. of                                                            (mmH.sub.2 O/m)                                                                            triboelectrifn.                                                                (μc/g)                                                          pressure drop                                                                         decrease                                                                            qty. of                                                                                  decreasectrifn.      __________________________________________________________________________                                     Ex. 312                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 313                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 314                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 315                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 316                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 317                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 318                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 319                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 320                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 321                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 322                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                                                 Ex. 323                                                                            9.0    20.0 0.18      4.09                 __________________________________________________________________________

The term "106 μm or below (%)" used in Tables 1 to 25 refers to the content (% by weight) of particles 106 μm or below in diameter in pulverized coal.

In the above Examples and Comparative Examples, all transportability improvers were used in the form of aqueous solution.

The term "decrease" used in Tables 2 to 25 refers to one determined by the comparison with the value observed in the corresponding Comparative Example wherein no transportability improver is added.

A graph showing the relationships between average HGI of raw coal and decrease in the quantity of triboelectrification in the cases wherein several transportability improvers were used was made on the basis of the results of Comparative Examples 10 to 13 and Examples 1 to 8, and is shown in FIG. 9.

Example 324

An example of the application to pulverized coal injection equipment for blast furnace will now be described.

Conditions:

injection rate of pulverized coal: 40 t/hr

transportability improver: ammonium sulfate

amount: 0 or 0.3 wt. %

pulverized coal: content of particles 106 μm or below in diameter: 95%

water content: 1.5%

av. HGI of raw coal: 45, 55, 70

A schematic view of the pulverized coal injection equipment for blast furnace used in this Example is shown in FIG. 3, wherein numeral 12 refers to a blast furnace, 13 refers to an injection port, 14 refers to injection piping, 15 refers to a distribution tank, 16 refers to a valve, 17 refers to an equalization tank, 18 refers to a valve, 19 refers to a storage tank for pulverized coal, 20 refers to a coal pulverizer, 21 refers to a nozzle for spraying additives, 22 refers to a belt conveyor for transferring coal, 23 refers to a hopper for receiving coal, and 24 refers to an air or nitrogen compressor.

Coal was thrown into the hopper 23 and fed into the pulverizer 20 by the conveyor 22, while a transportability improver was sprayed on the coal through the nozzle 21 in the course of this step. The coal was pulverized into particles having the above diameter in the pulverizer 20 and transferred to the storage tank 19. First, the valve 18 was opened in a state wherein the internal pressure of the equalization tank 17 was equal to the atmospheric pressure, and a predetermined amount of the pulverized coal was fed from the storage tank 19 to the equalization tank 17. Then, the internal presssure of the equalization tank 17 was enhanced to that of the distribution tank 15. The valve 16 was opened in a state wherein the internal pressure of the tank 15 was equal to that of the tank 17, whereby the pulverized coal was made fall by gravity. The pulverized coal was pneumatically transported from the distribution tank 15 to the injection port 13 through the injection piping 14 by the air fed by the compressor 24, and injected into the blast furnace 12 through the injection port 13.

<Effects of the addition of the transportability improver>

The transport of pulverized coal was conducted under the above conditions with the addition of the transportability improver or without it to determine the difference in transfer time (the time took for transferring pulverized coal from the tank 17 to the tank 15) between the two cases and that in pressure drop in the injection piping 14 (i.e., the differential pressure between the tank 15 and the blast furnace 12) in the two cases. The results are given in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, (a) refers to the case wherein no transportability improver was added, and (b) the case wherein the transportability improver was added. In FIG. 6, "A" refers to the upper limit of equipment.

When raw coal having an average HGI of 45 was used, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pressure drop in piping and the transfer time were lowered, which makes it possible without any change in the equipment to inject an enhanced quantity of pulverized coal. Further, a satisfactory injection power can be attained by the use of equipment simpler than that of the prior art FIGS. 4 and 5 show relative evaluation wherein the value obtained without any transportability improver is taken as 1.

Further, FIG. 6 shows the pressure drops in piping as observed when raw coals having average HGI of 45, 55 and 70 respectively were used. Even when a high-HGI coal was used, the pressure drop in pipe could be lowered to the upper limit of equipment or below by the addition of the transportability improver, which enables the use of various kinds of coals including inexpensive ones in pulverized-coal injection. FIG. 6 shows relative evaluation, wherein the value obtained by using raw coal having an average HGI of 45 without any transportability improver is taken as 1.

Example 325

An example of the application to a pulverized coal firing boiler will now be described.

transportability improver: ammonium sulfate

amount: 0 or 0.3 wt. %

pulverized coal: content of particles 106 μm or below in diameter: 95%

water content: 1.5%

av. HGI of raw coal: 45, 55, 65, 75

A schematic view of the pulverized coal firing boiler used in this Example is shown in FIG. 7, wherein numeral 25 refers to a combustion chamber, 26 refers to a burner, 27 refers to injection piping, 28 refers to a storage tank for pulverized coal, 29 refers to a coal pulverizer, 30 refers to a nozzle for spraying additives, 31 refers to a conveyor for transferring coal, 32 refers to a hopper for receiving coal, and 33 refers to an air or nitrogen compressor.

Coal was thrown into the hopper 33 and fed into the pulverizer 29 by the conveyor 31, while a transportability improver was sprayed on the coal through the nozzle 30 in the course of this step. The coal was pulverized into particles having the above diameter in the pulverizer 29 and transferred to the storage tank 28. Then, the pulverized coal was pneumatically transported by an air fed from the compressor 33, fed into the burner 26, and fired therein.

<Effects of the addition of the transportability improver>

The transport of pulverized coal was conducted under the above conditions with the addition of the transportability improver or without it to determine the difference between the two cases in pressure drop in the injection piping 27 (i.e., differential pressure between the tank 28 and the burner 26). The results are given in FIG. 8, wherein "A" refers to the upper limit of equipment and "X" refers to clogging in piping. Further, FIG. 8 shows relative evaluation wherein the value obtained by using raw coal having an average HGI of 45 without any transportability improver is taken as 1.

Even when any of the above raw coals (having average HGI of 45, 55, 65 and 75 respectively) was used, the pressure drop in piping could be lowered to the upper limit of equipment or below by the addition of the transportability improver. That is, even when a high-HGI coal was used, the pressure drop in piping could be lowered to the upper limit or below, which enables the use of more kinds of coals in pulverized coal injection. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal, comprising:applying a water-soluble inorganic salt to a pulverized coal, said pulverized coal is prepared by pulverizing the raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above at a water concentration in coal ranging from 0.5 to 30% by weight and said pulverized coal contains in amount of 10% by weight or above, coal particles of 106 μm or below in diameter, wherein the treated pulverized coal is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical furnace or a combustion furnace.
 2. The method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal according to claim 1, wherein said pulverized coal is prepared from raw coal having an average HGI of 50 or above.
 3. The method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal according to claim 1, wherein when said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight based on the coal by dry basis, the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is decreased by the average HGI of the feed coal×0.007 μC/g or above.
 4. The method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal according to claim 1, wherein when said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight based on the coal by dry basis, the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is 2.8 μC/g or below.
 5. The method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal according to claim 1, wherein the application of said water-soluble inorganic salt to said pulverized coal is conducted before the pulverization of the raw coal.
 6. The method for improving pneumatic transportability of pulverized coal according to claim 1, wherein the application of said water-soluble inorganic salt to said pulverized coal is conducted during the pulverization of the raw coal.
 7. A pulverized coal, comprising:a water-soluble inorganic salt adhered to the surface of said pulverized coal, said pulverized coal is prepared by pulverizing feed coal having HGI of 30 or above at a water concentration in coal ranging from 0.5 to 30% by weight and said pulverized coal contains in amount of 10% by weight or above, coal particles of 106 μm or below in diameter, wherein said pulverized coal is in a dry state at the injection port of a metallurgical or combustion furnace.
 8. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein said pulverized coal is prepared by pulverizing feed coal having HGI of 50 or above.
 9. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein when said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight based on the coal by dry basis, the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is decreased by the average HGI of the feed coal×0.007 μC/g or above.
 10. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein when said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal in an amount of 0.3% by weight based on the coal by dry basis, the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is 2.8 μC/g or below.
 11. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal before the pulverization of the raw coal.
 12. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal during the pulverization of the raw coal.
 13. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein said pulverized coal has 0.01 to 10% by weight based on the coal by dry basis of said water-soluble inorganic salt on its surface and the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is decreased by the average HGI of the feed coal×0.007 μC/g or above.
 14. The pulverized coal according to claim 13, wherein said pulverized coal has 0.01 to 10% by weight based on the coal by dry basis of said water-soluble inorganic salt on its surface and the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is 2.8 μC/g or below.
 15. The pulverized coal according to claim 7, wherein said water-soluble inorganic salt exhibits a solubility of 0.1 or above at 25° C.
 16. A method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace, comprising:preparing a pulverized coal having a water-soluble inorganic salt adhered to its surface by pulverizing raw coal having an average HGI of 30 or above at a water concentration in coal ranging from 0.5 to 30% by weight and said pulverized coal contains in amount of 10% by weight or above, coal particles of 106 μm or above in diameter and the treated pulverized coal is in a dry state at the injection port; and injecting said pulverized coal into the furnace through an injection port.
 17. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein preparing a pulverized coal having a water-soluble inorganic salt adhered to the surface of said pulverized coal by pulverizing raw coal having an average HGI of 50 or above.
 18. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein said pulverized coal has 0.01 to 10% by weight based on the coal by dry basis of said water-soluble inorganic salt on the surface of said pulverized coal.
 19. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein said pulverized coal has 0.01 to 10% by weight based on the coal by dry basis of said water-soluble inorganic salt on its surface and the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is decreased by the average HGI of the feed coal×0.007 μC/g or above.
 20. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein said pulverized coal has 0.01 to 10% by weight based on the coal by dry basis of said water-soluble inorganic salt on its surface and the quantity of triboelectrification of said pulverized coal is 2.8 μC/g or below.
 21. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal before the pulverization of the raw coal.
 22. The method for operating a metallurgical or combustion furnace according to claim 16, wherein said water-soluble inorganic salt is applied to said pulverized coal during the pulverization of the raw coal. 